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Leaving November 1
Directed by Bas Devos | 85 mins | 2019
After falling asleep on the Brussels subway after a long night’s work, 58-year-old Maghrebi cleaning woman Khadija (Saadia Bentaïeb) wakes up to find herself at the end of the line. and sets out to make her way home on foot, A city portrait beautifully rendered on 16mm, and a wonderfully humane tribute to the everyday endurance of immigrant workers.
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